STOURBRIDGE cruiserweight Robert Norton is ready to turn his sights on a shot at the WBF title after claiming the vacant English title.
Norton stopped the dangerous Tommy Eastwood in the eighth round at The Sports Centre in Coventry to win the belt.
The 35-year-old and his advisers now have their sights on Hungary's WBF champion, Gyorgy Hidvegi.
A meeting with Hidvegi would see the southpaw bid to win a second world title having held the WBU version earlier in his career.
Norton's manager Jayson Hollier said: "I think we are going to have to take a different route with Rob.
"He has been waiting a long time for a new chance to win the British title and we can't wait around for ever.
"He deserves a British title fight but it just isn't happening."
Norton's success against Eastwood was his sixth successive inside the distance win since failing in a bid to win the Britishtitle when he was outpointed by Mark Hobson in 2003.
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